Definition of bristles Bristles

/bɹɪˈsʌlz/ - [brisulz] -

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What does bristles mean?

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Noun Plural: bristles
bristle - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
		fibre, fiber a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
		brush contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police"
bristle - a stiff hair
		hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism
Verb bristles, bristling, bristled
bristle - react in an offended or angry manner; "He bristled at her suggestion that he should teach her how to use the program"
		react, respond undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"
bristle - rise up as in fear; "The dog's fur bristled"; "It was a sight to make one's hair uprise!"
		uprise, stand up
bristle - have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles; "bristling leaves"
		feature, have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
bristle - be in a state of movement or action; "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"
		abound, burst
		feature, have suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"

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bristle (Noun)
A stiff or coarse hair.
bristle (Noun)
The hair or straws that make up a brush, broom, or similar item.
bristle (Verb)
To be on one's guard or raise one's defenses; to react with fear, suspicion, or distance.

bristle (n.)
A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.
bristle (n.)
A stiff, sharp, roundish hair.
bristle (v. t.)
To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.
bristle (v. t.)
To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.
bristle (v. i.)
To rise or stand erect, like bristles.
bristle (v. i.)
To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles.
bristle (v. i.)
To show defiance or indignation.

bristle
bris′l, n. a short, stiff hair, as of swine.—v.i. to stand erect, as bristles.—v.t. to cover, as with bristles: to make bristly:—pr.p. bris′tling; pa.p. brist′led.—adj. Bristled (bris′ld), furnished with bristles.—n. Brist′liness.—adj. Brist′ly, set with bristles: rough.—To set up one's bristles, to show temper. [A.S. byrst; Scot. birse; cog. with Ger. borste, Ice. burst.]